Did you know that culinary delight and orgasm use some of the same parts of the brain? “The orbitofrontal cortex, where orgasm and taste perception overlap, is likely the critical region for the foodgasm. It isn’t the same as an… Continue Reading
Occult history is rife with schism and shifting affiliations. Gerald Gardner was regarded by many as the “father” of modern Wicca and he certainly was one of the great popularizers of Witchcraft as a living tradition and at one point… Continue Reading
It’s like a meme come true: When urban legends mysteriously start to become real, a gawky junior professor and a goth who shouldn’t exist race desperately through pop culture landmarks and defend themselves against fabled assassins in order to stop… Continue Reading
Author, lecturer, and magician Donald Michael Kraig (1951-2014 e.v.) was perhaps best known for his book Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts, referred to by some as a “modern-day classic.” Other works included a remembrance of author… Continue Reading
Ritual and ordeal are closely related, but not everyone knows how to process the two, either together or separately. Even the most experienced ritualist may need tips and advice following the path of ordeal. Fortunately, award-winning author Lee Harrington offers… Continue Reading
Richard Kaczynski celebrates the release of his hilarious urban fantasy The Billionth Monkey by making a free mini-comic, Hamlet Special Edition, available on the web. This comic celebrates a sub-plot in The Billionth Monkey about a newly-discovered revision of Hamlet… Continue Reading
Brother Robert Randle, a member of William Blake Lodge, OTO contributed the (rear) cover painting and the grey tones for the back-up comic included in Brother Richard Kaczynski’s recently published novel The Billionth Monkey. Last year he had his first… Continue Reading
At every Gnostic Mass, we voice this phrase as part of the Gnostic Creed: “And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mystery, in His name BAPHOMET.” Much has been written about Baphomet, some positive, and some less… Continue Reading
U.K. based Hellfire Club Books offers rare and classic manuscript facsimiles, magical diaries, journals and other volumes bound in fine leather or cloth, printed on the finest paper or parchment. They also offer custom wine selections. Among their current titles… Continue Reading
Ouroboros Press—purveyors of high-quality editions of classic texts of Western esotericism, and host of Seattle’s Esoteric Book Conference—has just announced its latest publication, the Triangular Book of St. Germain. This encrypted grimoire, attributed to Comte de Saint Germain (d. 1784),… Continue Reading